By robyn3choi on January 13, 2015
British geneticist Mary Lyon passed away in December at the age of 89. She was “one of the foremost geneticists of the 20th century,” having made great scientific progress, including the discovery of X-chromosome inactivation. Click here to read more about her legacy.
By robyn3choi on January 9, 2015
Join SCWIST on Jan 27 to hear some important updates about their major projects. This is a good opportunity to meet and network with some of SCWIST’s founding members, directors, and general membership. This event will take place from 6:30pm – 9:30pm at the University Women’s Club, 1489 McRae Avenue. Click here for more information […]
By robyn3choi on January 9, 2015
A new study examined the comments sections of online articles and found that men are much less likely to agree with scientific evidence of gender bias in STEM than women. For example, of the 9.5% of the comments arguing that sexism does not exist, 68% of the commenters were men; and of the 67.4% of […]
By robyn3choi on January 5, 2015
This interesting article discusses the bias against stereotypical features of women’s speech such as uptalk and “swoopy” intonation, and how a person’s speech is affected by many factors other than gender. Think Black English sounds uneducated? That’s probably because you have some racist notions about black people. Does a Southern accent sound unintelligent to you? […]
By robyn3choi on January 5, 2015
Mingle and network with women in Vancouver’s technology community and learn about CanWIT BC’s Chapter events. Be sure to bring your business card for door prizes! This event will take place on Thursday, Jan 15, during 5pm – 7:30pm, at Lions Pub at Terminal City Club, 888 West Cordova. Click here for more information and […]
By robyn3choi on January 5, 2015
Women in Mining Vancouver’s Lunch and Learn this month is a web presentation by Jacinda Mack, Mining Response Coordinator at the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council. This event will take place on Thursday, Jan 8 during 12pm – 1pm, at Fasken Martineau, 2900 – 550 Burrard Street. Click here for more information.
